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Good afternoon,
Some background. Tenant lived in the unit for 8 yrs. Towards end not a good relationship. Things went south. Wife started getting rude, yelling, cursing at me etc. Decided not to renew. Proper notice ...
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I think I could write a book sometimes with some of the crazy stories from owning and managing vacation rentals. I'd love to hear your stories and how you've addressed the issue to prevent it from happening again (if ...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community,
This is my very first post here and I'm really excited to be a part of the community.
A few days ago, I bought a really cheap property in a semirural lower-middle class, but generally...
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My wife and I are newer to BP and real estate investing. We currently own a home in Clovis, Ca which is in decent condition but has some issues. Probably the biggest issue is we have something called "skip sheeting" r...
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Recently I've been experiencing an increase in damage to my properties from guests. I list my properties on both Airbnb and HomeAway and when there is a claim to be filed Airbnb has become ever more scrutinizing than...
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Hi, my name is Kevin, and I am new to BP. I am looking for advice on how to start my real estate investment business in a market like San Diego. I am a full-time professional but need to get out of this rat race so...
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Should be subtitled, "Sometimes It's Better To Be Lucky Than Good"30 years ago I closed on my first real estate deal. It was a foreclosure, owned by the Resolution Trust Corporation. The RTC was a federal agency creat...
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Joined a couple months ago - just now getting to properly introducing myself... I have to give a very broad "thank you" to the entire community: I've have spent LOTS of time reading (even posting a little) in the pas...
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